OriginaveWhat if you invested $10,000 in VOO?
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF: what $10,000 — or any amount — actually became, on real price history with dividends reinvested.
The short answer
$10,000 put into VOO 10 years ago would be worth about $40,584 today — +305.84% in total, or +15.04% per year with dividends reinvested.
VOO is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, tracking the S&P 500 Index. Prices run to Jul 2026.
If you had invested $10,000 in VOO…
| Invested | Worth today | Total return | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago (Jul 2025) | $11,976 | +19.76% | +19.78% |
| 3 years ago (Jul 2023) | $17,154 | +71.54% | +19.70% |
| 5 years ago (Jul 2021) | $18,771 | +87.71% | +13.44% |
| 10 years ago (Jul 2016) | $40,584 | +305.84% | +15.04% |
| 15 years ago (Jul 2011) | $74,489 | +644.89% | +14.33% |
| At launch (Sept 2010) | $89,522 | +795.22% | +14.83% |
Dividends reinvested, no fees or taxes. "Per year" is the compound annual growth rate over each window.
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Frequently asked
What if I invested $10,000 in VOO 10 years ago?
$10,000 put into VOO 10 years ago would be worth about $40,584 today — +305.84% in total, or +15.04% per year with dividends reinvested.
What if I invested $1,000 in VOO 10 years ago?
$1,000 is one tenth of the example above: it would have grown to about $4,058 over the same 10 years — returns scale linearly, only the number of shares differs.
What would $10,000 in VOO 5 years ago be worth today?
$10,000 put into VOO 5 years ago would be worth about $18,771 today — +87.71% in total, or +13.44% per year with dividends reinvested.
How much would $10,000 invested in VOO at launch be worth?
$10,000 put into VOO at its launch in Sept 2010 would be worth about $89,522 today — +795.22% in total, or +14.83% per year with dividends reinvested.
How are these numbers calculated?
The figures use VOO's real daily price history with dividends reinvested, up to Jul 2026. They ignore broker fees and taxes, and past returns don't promise future ones.
Keep digging
The full VOO story — TER, fund facts and yearly returns — lives on the VOO fund page.